Brisbane Times reports that the Queensland government is looking to reinstate the drug court and considering whether to extend it to people whose offending is related to alcohol use, includes comment from CLCQLD Executive Director James Farrell (17 May)

The Guardian Australia reports on the Federal Budget, includes comment from the Federation of Community Legal Centres EO, Serina McDuff (9 May)

The Midland Reporter, reports that the Midland Information, Debt and Legal Advocacy Service (MIDLAS) will miss out on funding commitments announced by the state and federal governments, includes comments from CLCA(WA) ED, Helen Creed (9 May)

The Border Mail reports on the People’s Budget ahead of the Federal Budget and includes comments from NACLC CEO, Nassim Arrage (8 May)

The Ballarat Courier reports on the Victorian State Budget with comment from Federation of Community Legal Centres EO, Serina McDuff (3 May)

The West Australian reports on the reversal of the funding cuts with comment from Pilbara Community Legal Service’s Nanette Williams (2 May)

The Port Macquarie News reports on the funding cut reversal and what it means for Mid North Coast CLC, with comment from Mid North Coasts Jane Titterington (2 May)

The Canberra Times reports that Canberra community lawyers welcome backflip on cuts to under-funded sector and includes comment from Canberra Community Law Executive Director Genevieve Bolton (24 April)

Brisbane Times reports that federal funding for CLCs welcomed and includes comment from CLCQLD Executive Director James Farrell (24 April)

Junkee reports on the reversal of the funding cuts and also includes a couple of examples of how CLCs have helped young people (24 April)

News.com reports that Attorney-General, George Brandis backflips on legal aid cuts witha $55.7m funding boost. It also includes comments from Rosie Batty who supports the reversal of the cuts (24 April)

A story of how a CLC was vital in saving a family from an abusive father as told to Jane Gilmore from The Age (19 April)

ABC Online reports on the impact to some of the Queensland legal assistance services, of the Federal Government’s proposed 30 percent funding cuts from July this year (19 April)

Herald Sun reports that Young People’s Legal Rights Centre, (Youthlaw) will no longer be able to provide a lawyer for Glenroy if the Federal Government’s funding cuts come in on 1 July 2017 (18 April)

Mackay Daily Mercuryreports that Mackay Regional CLC has received almost $1million worth of funding over the next three years from the Queensland government (14 April)

Daily Telegraph online reports that Macarthur Legal Centre is hopeful the centre’s community programs and services will continue thanks to a funding commitment from the state government (13 April)

SBSreports that Pro Bono legal services have increased by almost 10 percent from 2014 to 2016 according to the National Law Firm Pro Bono Survey. A key factor driving that increase is a rise in demand from asylum seekers and refugees (13 April)

The West Australian reports that South West CLC received a Lotterywest grant to help the centre continue its outreach work (11 April)

Hawkesbury Gazettereports that Western Sydney CLCs – Windsor office won’t be worse off due to a state injection of funding (11 April)

The Examiner reports that there was still funding uncertainty for Launceston CLC (11 April)

Port Stephens Examiner reports that the outreach lawyer provided to the Yacaaba Centre by the Hunter CLC would continue to work in the area, after the NSW government announced its $6m funding boost for the CLC sector (10 April)

Moree Champion reports that North and North West Community Legal Service (NNWCLS) will be able to continue its service thanks to state funding boost (10 April)

Port Macquarie News reports that CLCs have been spared a cut to services thanks to a state government funding injection(10 April)

Moonee Valley Leader reports that residents are expected to miss out on free legal services if the Federal Government’s plan to slash funding for CLCs goes ahead (7 April).

Shepparton News suggests the Victorian Government should offer a similar rescue package for CLCs that the NSW Government offered, and notes that Goulburn Valley Legal Centre will lose a third of its funding and be forced to turn away family violence victims. (6 April)

Community Legal Centres warn cuts will leave Centrelink’s robo-debt targets helpless, which accounts for 20% of total work at some centres currently, as reported by The Guardian (6 April)

The Guardian reports that the NSW state government has offered a $6m rescue package to community legal centres to cover the federal funding shortfall, but the sector warns that the federal government’s looming cuts will still threaten access to justice for tens of thousands of people in other states, unless the decision is reversed in next month’s budget. (5 April)

The NSW community legal sector relieved by ‘unexpected NSW Government rescue package, as reported by ABC News (5 April)

The Northern Daily Leaderreports that the NSW state government has offered a $6m rescue package to CLCs to cover the federal funding shortfall (5 April)

Brisbane Times reports that LGBTI Legal Service will get $406,000 over the next three years from the Queensland government. (3 April)

The Welfare Rights Centre, Illawarra Legal Centre, Legal Aid NSW, and LawAccess NSW, are creating a streamlined service for those wanting advice on the Centrelink debt cases as reported in The Guardian (1 April)

January – March

Community Legal Centres Queensland director James Farrell yesterday reported to the Courier Mailthat he had so far met with Queensland MPs George Christensen, Terri Butler, Graham Perrett, Milton Dick, Michelle Landry and Warren Entsch and staff from One Nation Senator Malcolm Robert’s office in a bid to reverse federal funding cuts to the sector (30 March)

The Bunbury Mail reports that, thanks to a Lotterywest grant, South West Community Legal Centre in WA will continue to deliver legal and mediation services to disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the South West community (30 March)

Close to $5m has been injected into community legal centres by the Queensland state government, the Queensland Timesreports (29 March)

North coast National Party MPs have broken ranks with party line over the survival of Murwillumbah Community Legal Service, with Local Nationals MLC Ben Franklin telling The Echo, “Community Legal Centres play an important role in our communities…I implore the federal government to reconsider its decision so CLCs can continue to deliver their invaluable service” (29 March)

A short-term state government funding arrangement in Tasmania will temporarily cover the federal funding shortfall of Tasmanian CLCs as reported by The Advocate (28 March)

Matilda Alexander, president of the LGBTI Legal Service told the Star Observer that the volunteer-run LGBTI Legal Service welcome funding from the Queensland Government, meaning more people will be able to get legal help (28 March)

The Palaszczuk Government has today announced a $2.1 million funding boost for vital Community Legal Centres in the Sunshine Coast and Caboolture region. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath has announced $51.3 million in State and Commonwealth funding for 36 community legal assistance services over the next three years, starting from July 1, as reported in My Sunshine Coast (27 March)

News.com.aureports that Senators have hit out at cuts to community legal centres, passing a motion to reverse the cuts (27 March)

Senator Jacqui Lambie cosponsors a Senate motion to reverse CLC funding cuts, stating that “we have a lucky country and they should have the right to have legal representation whether you have money or not,” as reported by SBS News (27 March)

Labor and the Greens cosponsored a Senate motion on Monday with crossbench senators Jacqui Lambie, Derryn Hinch and Skye Kakoschke-Moore (Nick Xenophon Team), calling on the government to reverse the 30% funding cut to CLCs, as reported in The Guardian (27 March)

Retiring judge Margaret McMurdo called on both the federal and state governments to do whatever they could to properly fund Community Legal Centres in The Brisbane Times, ahead of a 30 per cent Commonwealth cut from June. (24 March)

NSW Greens MLC Dawn Walker says budget cuts to CLCs will hurt vulnerable people in Tweed Shire, following news that the Murwillumbah Community Legal Service will close, as reported by The Echo (24 March)

Law Council of Australia tells The Guardian that cuts to CLCs are drastic and the impact would be disastrous on domestic violence victims and other vulnerable people, forcing CLCs to turn away 36,000 vulnerable people seeking pro bono legal advice (23 March)

The Uniting Church writes an open letter to PM Malcolm Turnbull asking him to reverse funding cuts to CLCs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services around Australia. Add your name to the letter (21 March)

Darebin CLC tells the Herald Sun that federal funding cuts will result in turning away 500 people over the next three years as the Centre will lose 70% of its Commonwealth funding (21 March)

The Elizabeth Evatt CLC based in Katoomba tells The Lithgow Mercury that their weekly Lithgow outreach service may be reduced to a monthly service due to funding cuts, disproportionately affecting victims of family and domestic violence (20 March)

33 Law School Deans banded together to call on Attorney-General Brandis to reverse the funding cuts to CLCs in the Australian Financial Review (19 March)

Rosie Batty’s open letter to Turnbull asking him to reverse the cuts to CLCs to help address family violence.Add your name to the letter (16 March)

Gold Coast CLC tells the Gold Goast Bulletin that they will lose $30,000 under the federal funding cuts, which will include the loss of domestic violency lawyers (15 March)

The Illawarra Legal Centre spoke to the Illawarra Mercury and said they will need to turn away 500 people per year with the proposed funding cuts. They were supported by Labor MPs Sharon Bird and Stephen Jones (14 March)

Estelle Petrie from the Women’s Legal Service Victoria (WLSV) spoke on 3CR’s Done by Law program about funding cuts to the sector and the work of WLSV (14 March)

YFS Legal in QLD spoke to the Courier Mail about the impact of cuts on its services, staff and telephone advice line (14 March)

Former Chief Justice Robert French will lead an access to justice inquiry, and in the course of this will examine the funding of CLCs, as reported by The Australian(10 March)

Yarra Ranges CLC in Victoria spoke to The Age about the impact of funding cuts on services they provide to family violence victims (10 March)

In welcome news, the Tasmanian state government has committed to covering the federal funding shortfall of community legal centres (CLCs) over 2017/18, but NACLC is renewing calls for stable state and federal funding agreements (9 March)

The Hunter CLC in NSW told the Port Stephens Examiner that they may have to close its Nelson Bay outreach service (8 March)

The National Association of Community Legal Centres today renewed calls on the Australian Government on this International Women’s Day to demonstrate its commitment to addressing family violence by reversing looming funding cuts to community legal centres (7 March)

Helen Creed, Director of WA Community Legal Centres notes the many domestic violence victims CLCs will have to turn away with impending cuts in The Advocate (3 March)

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) call on the government to reinstate funding to CLCs as a matter of urgency in Lawyers Weekly (1 March)

Western Sydney Community Legal Centre speaks to The Parramatta Sun and how the impending sector cuts have led to the redundancy of their Manager (1 March)

The Palaszczuk Government calls on the Turnbull Government to reverse its $2 million cuts to Queensland Community Legal Centres in My Sunshine Coast (1 March)

The UN special rapporteur on violence against women Dubravka Simonovic urged Australia to adequately fund crisis services and shelters for victims of DV, including the funding of CLCs in SBS News (27 Feb)

The Peninsula Community Legal Centre has provided legal advice to 7966 clients since opening 40 years ago, but now fears for its future and is pleading for the government to reverse its decision and restore the funding in The Mornington Peninsula (27 Feb)

Ross Lee from Robina Community Legal Centre and Victoria Shiel from Gold Coast Legal Service talk to The Mercury about the increase in demands for their services (5 Feb)

ACT Attorney-General, Gordon Ramsay called on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to cut funding to community legal assistance services this year in The Sydney Morning Herald (4 Feb)

ACT Attorney-General, Gordon Ramsay called on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to cut funding to community legal assistance services this year in PS News (2 Feb)

James Farrell from CLC Queensland writes about domestic violence and how CLCs assist in the Courier Mail (2 Feb)

James Farrell from CLC Queensland speaks with Catholic Leader about their report Enough is Enough on an increase in Queenslanders experiencing domestic violence seeking legal support (1 Feb)

Victoria Shiel from Gold Coast Legal Service talks about the sharp increase in domestic violence services on the Gold Coast in the Brisbane Times (31 Jan)

James Farrell from CLC Queensland speaks with Lawyers Weekly about their report Enough is Enough on an increase in Queenslanders experiencing domestic violence seeking legal support (30 Jan)

Raquel Dos Santos from Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House (QPILCH) Self-Representation Service (SRS) speaks about funding for the service ending in June this year ABC Online (29 Jan)

CLCs mentioned in relation to the Tasmanian community service sector coming together to support those affected by Centrelink’s new debt recovery system The Advocate (22 Jan)

Dan Stubbs spokesman for NACLC, Polly Porteous from CLCNSW, Gerard Thomas from NSW Welfare Rights Centre and Matthew Butt, from the National Social Security Rights Network, speak with The Sydney Morning Herald about the impending funding cuts for the CLC sector (abridged and syndicated to the Newcastle Herald(16 Jan)

CLCs Tasmania mentioned in relation to the Tasmanian community service sector coming together to support those affected by Centrelink’s new debt recovery systemPro Bono News (16 Jan)

Arlia Fleming from Elizabeth Evatt CLC talking about the impact funding cuts could have on services for domestic violence survivors The Daily Telegraph (15 Jan)

Hobart and Launceston CLCs mentioned in relation to the Tasmanian community service sector coming together to fund a welfare rights officer to assist with the new Centrelink debt recovery system The Daily Telegraph (also syndicated to the Mercury)(15 Jan)

James Farrell from Community Legal Centres Queensland speaking about the Mental Health Act in The Age (5 Jan)

October – December

CLCs mentioned in relation to the Tasmanian community service sector coming together to support those affected by Centrelink’s new debt recovery system The Advocate(22 Jan)

Dan Stubbs spokesman for NACLC, Polly Porteous from CLCNSW, Gerard Thomas from NSW Welfare Rights Centre and Matthew Butt, from the National Social Security Rights Network, speak with The Sydney Morning Herald about the impending funding cuts for the CLC sector (abridged and syndicated to the Newcastle Herald (16 Jan)

CLCs Tasmania mentioned in relation to the Tasmanian community service sector coming together to support those affected by Centrelink’s new debt recovery system Pro Bono News (16 Jan)

Arlia Fleming from Elizabeth Evatt CLC talking about the impact funding cuts could have on services for domestic violence survivors The Daily Telegraph (15 Jan)

Hobart and Launceston CLCs mentioned in relation to the Tasmanian community service sector coming together to fund a welfare rights officer to assist with the new Centrelink debt recovery system The Daily Telegraph (also syndicated to the Mercury)(15 Jan)

James Farrell from Community Legal Centres Queensland speaking about the Mental Health Act in The Age (5 Jan)

Dan Stubbs spokesman for NACLC, Jacqui Swinburne, from Redfern Legal Centre and Joanna Fletcher from Women’s Legal Service Victoria speak with ABC AM about the surge in demand for CLCs over the Christmas period (27 Dec)

Dan Stubbs spokesman for NACLC, Jacqui Swinburne, from Redfern Legal Centre and Joanna Fletcher from Women’s Legal Service Victoria speak with ABC Online about the surge in demand for CLCs over the Christmas period (27 Dec)

Dan Stubbs speaking about the surge in demand for CLCs over the Christmas period and the looming funding cuts News.com.au (27 Dec)

Joanna Fletcher from Women’s Legal Service (Vic) speaking about the funding cliff to ABC Online(21 Dec)

Elena Rosenman from Women’s Legal Centre in The Sydney Morning Herald speaking about their new domestic violence program (25 Nov)

Antoinette Braybrook from FVPLS (VIC) in The Guardian Australia speaking about the work of Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (22 Nov)

Morry Bailes a partner at Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers, treasurer of the Law Council of Australia and a past president of the Law Society of SACLCs writes an opinion piece in InDaily about how legal aid works and briefly also explains the work of CLCs (17 Nov)

Inner City Legal Centre’s work with transgender teens and its looming funding cuts featured in ABC Online (17 Nov)

EDONSW mentioned on 7 News with their work with Millers Point Fund Inc to protect a planned public park for the Barangaroo foreshore (15 Nov)

CLCs mentioned in relation to an open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urging him to reverse cuts to assistance services Lawyers Weekly (6 Nov)

Clare Sauro from Loddon Campaspe CLC speaking in Riverine Herald about no funding for services in Echuca (paywall) (5 Nov)

CLCs mentioned with regard to a new funding model for training law students in ABC Online (4 Nov)

CLCs mentioned in relation to funding cuts and an open letter by the Law Societies calling for adequate funding for legal assistance services in Courier Mail (3 Nov)

CLCs mentioned in an article about the Attorney-General in New Matilda(30 Oct)

NACLC mentioned in The Australian (behind paywall) in relation to the allocation of funding as part of the $100 million announced by the Prime Minister for family violence and related services (behind paywall) (29 Oct)

Joanna Fletcher from WLS VIC on The Projectcalling for an end to perpetrators being able to cross-examine their victims in Family Court and about the impending funding cuts for CLCs (28 Oct)

Sue Higginson from EDONSW on The Drum (from approx the 15min mark) speaking about the proposed changes to the national laws that would limit access to environmental justice in Australia (25 Oct)

Women’s Legal Services Australia and Helen Matthews from Women’s Legal Services Victoria speak with The Sydney Morning Herald calling for an end to abusers being able to cross-examine their victims in Family Court (25 Oct)

Inner City Legal Centre mentioned in the Star Observer for receiving the CLC NSW Award at the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, Justice Awards (19 Oct)

NACLC’s Dan Stubbs speaking about the sector meeting with the Attorney-General The Canberra Times (17 Oct)

Fia Norton from Northern Rivers CLC and Amanda Alford from NACLC in the Clarence Valley Daily Examiner speaking about the potential impact of funding cuts on Northern Rivers CLC and the work of CLCs in NSW (19 may)

Dan Stubbs NACLC spokesperson in The Queensland Times speaking about the Federal Budget announcement of extra funding for legal assistance services that assist with family and domestic violence (18 May)

Tim Graham, Executive Director of JusticeNet SA and co-chair of the SACCLC writes about CLCs in South Australia. InDaily (17 May)

Rosslyn Monro talking about family violence services and increasing demand for these services News.com.au(3 May)

Rosslyn Monro speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald about the Federal Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s report on Access to Justice (2 May)

Darren Lewin-Hill, Communications Manager at the Federation of CLCs speaking in The Guardian Australia about the Federal Government’s response to the the Productivity Commission’s report on Access to Justice (1 May)

Rosslyn Monro speaking to the ABCOnline about the Federal Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s report on Access to Justice (30 April)

Rosslyn Monroand Darren Lewin-Hill, from the Federation of CLCs speaking in Pro Bono Australia about the Federal Government’s response to the the Productivity Commission’s report on Access to Justice (29 April)